The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-30
STATE NEWS.

The cold rains of the past week have
not been beneficial TO crops, says a La
Grande exchange.
There are more cattle for sale in the
Wallowa valley this season than there
has been for years.
On account of the limited range, trou-
BE is threatened between the sheep and
cattle men of Baker county.
The impression exists among the best
informed men of Portland that Willard
viii once more take the helm and guide
the o. r. & y. Co.
Fruit trees are in bloom in Morrow
county, and the balm and willow trees
along tn streams are budding into leaf
But the Blue mountains are still full of
snow.
The mountains in the vicinity of
Quartzburg Grant county, are begin
ming to get lively. Says one of the
miners. "The camp is booming and
the quartz of a superior quality"
Judges. Webster and Hanna of Jack
sonville have secured some orange trees
which they have planted in their gar
dens. Tt is believed that they will not
only grow there, but bear fruit also.
The Linkville stage upset Tuesday
evening while going down the hill into
town and a lady passenger, Miss Mary
Mcclure, was some what hurt, but not
seriously, says the Ashland Tfdings.
The Masonic lodge at Buttville, Mar
ion county, contempiates building a new
building of two stories; the upper story
will be devoted to Masonic purposes
and the lower Will be finished for
rooms.
To VIM. Mckay, Sheriff of Benton
county, belongs the honor of having
filed the first report of the financial
condition Of his county with Secretary
Mcbride, as required by an act passed
by the late session.
f. w. James, who accidently shot
and killed Mrs. Julia A. Newton, at
Albina, while handling a shot gun, and
who was sentenced to serve one year in
the penitentiary, has been pardoned by
Governor Pennoyer.
The Lexington Blade. Experience
teaches that there is a big risk in shear
ing sheep in Eastern Oregon before the
the last of April. The late snow storm
killed a large proportion of the few
bandsswhich were so unfortunate as to
have been shorn.
The cold weather for the past few
days has been very injurious to lambs
in this county, and the loss viii be con-
siderable, says a Wasco county paper.
The season Is fully a month later than
other years, and our spring trade has
not fairly begun yet.
In a conversation with E. s. Brokaw
last week the Weston Leader man
learns that the peach and apple trees
will produce about one-third of a crop,
while plums will yield bountIfully.
Small fruits will be abundant, but pears
and prunes were mostly nipped in the
bud.
Arlington Times: Although the loss
of horses during the past severe winter
was very light, the large number OF
bands we have seen in different parts
of the country during a recent trip are
all in a very poor condition--pooFeI
than they have been at this time OF
year for years.
Mr.. and Mrs J. G.. Spray met with
an accident in crossing Willow creek,
near Lexington Monday. Their wagon
upset and they were both thrown into
the cold and rushing torrent. Fortu-
nately they were not injured beyond a
thorough wetting, and the loss of sever
al articles from the wagon.
Grain never looked better in the
Rogue river valley than it does at pre-
sent, and there is every prospect of boun.
tiful crops. There has been much wind
and stormy weather during the past
week heavy rams falling during that
time. There was another heavy frost
Wednesday night, which did more OF
less damage u fruit.